News Will beech trees go the way of the ash and the American elm? Holden Arboretum, others hope to prevent decimation of another native tree Updated: Apr. 02, 2022, 5:15 p.m. | Published: Apr. 01 ...

Kevin Merle, right, of New England Urban Lumber in Hopkinton, and Matt Cuneo cut a 4-by-10-foot, 850-pound slab of beech tree with an Alaskan chainsaw mill, Oct. 9, 2023.

Once a tree has been 25% infected with beech leaf disease, Ledin said, it’s usually only a matter of time — about three to eight years — before the tree is completely dead.

Two thousand five hundred and forty-four trees were identified — Mr. Cojocaru chose 2,544 because it is the height in meters of Moldoveanu Peak, the highest mountain in Romania and a day’s ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced there are worsening conditions of beech leaf disease in the state.

"Seven tree saplings made from cuttings taken from resistant American beech trees at the National Lakeshore were grafted and planted in early November 2022," spokespersons for the Dunes stated.